50 Of House & Home’s Best Christmas Trees

Nothing says Christmas quite like a magnificent tree decked out with all the trimmings. The best House & Home Christmas trees are those that reflect the homeowners’ personalities, sometimes in new and unexpected ways. Click through for some of our favorites from the archives.

In a heritage Edinburgh terrace house, handmade decorations, crafted by the homeowners’ children, soften the formal living room.

Photographer:

Chris Tubbs

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House & Home December 2014

A grand Victorian-era living room demands an equally grand tree — this one is loaded with mercury glass baubles and accents.

Photographer:

Virginia Macdonald

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House & Home November 2012

The first thing the Conlon family do every Christmastime when they arrive at their Muskoka, Ontario, cottage is put up the impressive tree in their living room.

Photographer:

Stacey Brandford

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House & Home December 2016

Designer:

Lindsay Mens Craig and Laura Fremont, Sarah Richardson Design

Homeowner Stephanie McPherson is known for her love of white interiors. It should be no surprise then that her tree gets the same snowy treatment with feathers and snowflakes.

Photographer:

Donna Griffith

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House & Home November 2010

Jillian Harris, designer and host of HGTV’s Love It Or List It Vancouver, opted for a bright copper-toned tree for her Vancouver rental and decked it out with a mix of new inexpensive baubles and family heirloom ornaments.

Photographer:

Janis Nicolay

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House & Home November 2014

Designer:

Jillian Harris

A bare, white Christmas tree takes center stage against this room’s blue accents, adding to its modern feel.

Photographer:

Kim Christie

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House & Home November 2007

Designer:

Ian McLeod and Kerry Johnson

This traditional tree is decorated with ornaments made by the homeowner’s daughters or collected on family vacations, calling to mind wonderful memories.

In designer Effie Genovese’s Vancouver home, the luxe factor of the living room’s chandelier is upped thanks to golden ornaments.

Photographer:

Kim Christie

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House & Home December 2015

Designer:

Effie Genovese

Artist Janaki Larsen plopped her tree into a bucket and sparsely trimmed it with ornaments. “I think of a tree as sculpture rather than something to suffocate with ornaments,” she says.

Photographer:

Kim Christie

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House & Home December 2013

This Christmas tree stands tall with twinkle lights and glass ornaments that exude warmth and comfort.

Photographer:

Michael Graydon

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House & Home November 2008

Designer:

Colleen McGill

A classic pairing of snowy whites and icy blues matches this Christmas tree to the cool interior of its Vancouver abode.

Photographer:

Kim Christie

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House & Home December 2011

Designer:

David Zacharko and David Yustin, David Zacharko Architect

Designer Ingrid Oomen keeps her living room airy with a pair of dogwood “trees” decorated in a strict palette of silver, blue and white.

Photographer:

Donna Griffith

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House & Home December 2012

Designer:

Ingrid Oomen

White ornaments and soft lights add a touch of sparkle to give this tree an angelic feel.

Photographer:

Stacey Brandford

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House & Home November 2009

Designer:

Heather Shaw

A rustic twine garland and a few solid colored ornaments add charming pep to this farmhouse tree.

Photographer:

Valerie Wilcox

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House & Home December 2016

This 9-foot-tall Fraser fir tree is decked out with an astounding 3,000 white lights for a truly spectacular and sparkly focal point.

Photographer:

Virginia Macdonald

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House & Home December 2011

Designer:

Patti Rosati

Proving that a tree doesn’t have to be full-sized to be an attention-getter, a diminutive flocked fir topped with pinecones and small baubles looks as though it was freshly plucked straight from a winter woodland.

Photographer:

Janis Nicolay

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House & Home November 2014

Designer:

Darci Ilich

In designer Nicola Marc’s home, the striking yellow ribbons on the ornaments are as much decoration as the ornaments themselves.

Photographer:

Monic Richard

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House & Home November 2012

Designer:

Nicola Marc

Chartreuse ribbons elevate clear glass ornaments.

Photographer:

Monic Richard

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House & Home November 2012

Designer:

Nicola Marc

Swags of beaded strands drip from the branches in this Toronto home.

Photographer:

Donna Griffith

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House & Home December 2014

Designer:

Gwen Krieger and Mary Jane Ridley, Blue Hat Studio

Designer Philip Mitchell dresses up his Christmas tree using ornaments wrapped and tied in scrap pieces of fabric for a richly patterned tableau.

Photographer:

Alex Lukey

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House & Home December 2015

Designer:

Philip Mitchell

This space takes a sophisticated spin on Christmas decorating with royal blue and bronze ornaments that give the tree a handsome look.

Photographer:

Donna Griffith

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House & Home November 2008

The color-coordinated trimmings on this Christmas tree match the statement yellow chair, making the seasonal decorations feel like part of the room rather than add-ons.